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Tonga Public Holidays in 2022

Jan. Sat

New Year's Day

Apr. Fri

Good Friday

Mon

Easter Monday

Mon

ANZAC Day

June Mon

Emancipation Day Observed

July Mon

King Tupou VI's Birthday

Sep. Sat

Birthday of Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala

Nov. Mon

Tonga National Day Observed

Dec. Sun

King Tupou I Day

Mon

King Tupou I Day Holiday

Sun

Christmas Day

Mon

Boxing Day

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31 Oct 2018Tongan Public Holiday November 4-5 (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué confirming that the date of the upcoming Constitution Day/Tonga National Day annual non-working public holiday in Tonga will be Monday, November 5, 2018, as per the "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2010" (Act No. 10 of 2010).
•14 Sep 2018Tongan Public Holiday September 17 (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that Monday, September 17, 2018, would be marked as an official non-working public holiday in Tonga "for the 33rd birthday of Crown Prince Tupouto?a ?Ulukalala".
•05 Jan 2018Tongan 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Ministry of Information and Communications in conjunction with the Prime Minister's Office of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, has issued a communiqué announcing its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Tonga for the upcoming calendar year 2018.
•27 Nov 2017Tongan Public Holiday November 29 (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that Wednesday, November 29, 2017, would be marked as an official non-working public holiday in Tonga "to mark the deeds of their rugby league team at the Rugby League World Cup".
•24 Oct 2017Tonga 2017-2018 Year-End Public Holidays (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué ("Government Christmas holidays start Dec 20") announcing that the Cabinet of the Government of Tonga had once again declared a 2-week period of additional public sector holidays in Tonga, from Wednesday, December 20, 2017, until Tuesday, January 2, 2018, inclusively.
•25 Feb 2017Tongan Public Holiday March 1st (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, would be marked as an official non-working public holiday in Tonga in honour of the Queen Mother, Halaevalu Mata’aho, who died last Sunday.
•24 Dec 2016Tongan 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Ministry of Information and Communications in conjunction with the Prime Minister's Office of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, has issued a communiqué announcing its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Tonga for the upcoming calendar year 2017.
•26 Oct 2016Tonga 2016-2017 Year-End Public Holidays (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué ("Government Christmas holidays start Dec 21") announcing that the Cabinet of the Government of Tonga had once again declared a 2-week period of additional public sector holidays in Tonga, from Wednesday, December 21, 2016, until Sunday, January 1, 2017, inclusively.
•01 Jul 2016Tongan Public Holiday July 4 (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that Monday, July 4, 2016, would be marked as an official non-working public holiday in Tonga to mark the 57th birthday of King Tupou VI.
•03 Jun 2016Tongan Public Holiday June 6 (Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that Monday, June 6, 2016, was an official non-working public holiday in Tonga to mark the 154th Tongan Emancipation Day.
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Governing Law: Official public holidays in Tonga are regulated by the Public Holidays Act [Cap 51] (Act No. 8 of 1919, 11 of 1970, 18 of 1988), as amended in 2006, 2007 and 2010.
•Weekend Public Holidays: When public holidays fall on a Sunday, they are observed on the following Monday. When they fall on a Saturday, they are not observed on any other day.
•Tonga International Codes TO and TON (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .to (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Tonga information and news: National Reserve Bank of Tonga (Tonga central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Tonga maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Tonga), and Wikipedia (includes Tonga commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Tonga, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Tonga, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Tonga.

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